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Open Education Grants – 2022/23

September 23, 2022 by Sandra Matsuba Leave a Comment

OER Development Grants (up to $5,000)

Develop openly licensed learning materials:

  • make substantial revisions to existing OER (open educational resources) to better suit class subject matter and learning outcomes
  • create an openly licensed learning resource in any category or format (eg. textbook, videos, manual, question or test bank)

The LTC and the Library can provide some support for funded grant projects.

These funds are usually distributed as (part-time studies) contracts so are subject to tax and benefits deductions.

The call for proposals will close Monday, October 17, 2022.

Grant Application Form

Open Education Course Transformation Micro-Grants ($500)

Transform a current or new course to include one or both of the following:

  • ZTC (zero textbook costs): replace learning materials currently used in the course that students pay for (eg. textbooks, lab manuals, readings) with materials that are free for students (eg. OER, freely available information such as government documents, and/or BCIT Library materials)
  • OEP (open education practices/pedagogy): incorporate substantive OEP into the course.

A short student survey and final report is required.

Support from the Library and the Learning and Teaching Centre is available:

  • to consult with a Librarian to help with a search for OER and other free-to-use learning materials
  • to consult with an Instructional Development Consultant to help determine appropriate open practices that match the subject matter and learning outcomes of the course

These funds are distributed as part-time studies contracts so are subject to tax and benefits deductions.

The call for proposals will close Monday, October 17, 2022.

Grant Application Form

Filed Under: Grants, Open Education

National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

September 16, 2022 by Sandra Matsuba Leave a Comment

All BCIT libraries will be closed on Friday, September 30th in recognition of the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. The ehPod will remain open 24/7.

The National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, September 30th, builds on Orange Shirt Day, a legacy of the St. Joseph Mission (SJM) Residential School (1891-1981) Commemoration Project and Reunion events that took place in Williams Lake, BC, Canada, in May 2013.

In honour and remembrance of the students that attended residential schools, BCIT Indigenous Initiatives is reminding Canadians to reflect, dialogue, learn about the history and impact of Canada’s residential school system on Indigenous Peoples.

Indigenous Initiatives at BCIT aims to inspire Canadians to take part in the We Will Always Remember Project to create orange paper shirts (anything to create/sew/draw their orange shirt).

As part of the #WeWillAlwaysRemember project, the Library will be hosting an orange shirt making event. Stop by the main floor of the Burnaby Campus Library on September 27th between 10am to 1pm and fold a paper orange shirt to display in your offices, classroom, and/or window. The process of creating ‘shirts’ together ensures we engage all our senses and take the time to pause and reflect while learning together. We also wanted something that would be an ongoing visual representation and reminder of the numbers of children that attended residential schools.

 

Filed Under: events, Hours, Statutory Holiday

Monday, September 19th – Day of Mourning

September 14, 2022 by Sandra Matsuba Leave a Comment

All BCIT libraries will be closed on Monday, September 19th to mourn Queen Elizabeth II on the day of her state funeral. The ehPod will remain open 24/7.

Filed Under: Hours

Science Literacy Week 2022, Sept 19-23

September 14, 2022 by Sandra Matsuba Leave a Comment

This year’s theme is mathematics.

Join us from Monday, Sept 19 to Friday, Sept 23rd for a week long celebration of science at BCIT Library.

 

During SLW, we will be posting a math puzzle daily to the Loop and to our Instagram (bcitlib). Enter for a chance to win a fabulous prize!

 

Math videos available for you to stream:

Hidden Figures

As the United States raced against Russia to put a man in space, NASA found untapped talent in a group of African-American female mathematicians that served as the brains behind one of the greatest operations in U.S. history. Dorothy Vaughan, Mary Jackson, and Katherine Johnson crossed all gender, race, and professional lines while their brilliance and desire to dream big, beyond anything ever accomplished before by the human race, firmly cemented them in U.S. history as true American heroes.
The Adventures of a Mathematician
The warmhearted story of Polish immigrant and mathematician Stan Ulam, who moved to the U.S. in the 1930s. Stan deals with the difficult losses of family and friends all while helping to create the hydrogen bomb and the first computer.

 

For more info and some great resources visit SLW 2022.

Filed Under: Contests, events, Science Literacy Week

BCIT Library Newsletter for the School of Business, September 2022

September 12, 2022 by Sandra Matsuba Leave a Comment

by Deirdre Grace and Jeffery Verbeem

Welcome back!

We want to let you know that we are a resource for you and your students as we head into the fall term. We can provide introductory library instruction classes, more in-depth sessions tailored to specific research-based assignments, a short run-down on one specific database, or a quick library tour.
Contact us if you would like to arrange a library session for your students.

Deirdre_Grace@bcit.ca.
Broadcast, Digital Arts, Marketing and Operations Management

 

 

Jeffery_Verbeem@bcit.ca
Business Administration, HR, Finance

 

 

Services

Photo by Mimi Thian on Unsplash

Peer Tutoring – The Learning Commons has hired 12 business tutors for the 2022/23 school year. Peer tutoring resumes for the fall term on Wednesday, September 21st.

Writing Support – Free writing support is available for students through WriteAway, an online service staffed by BC post secondary student tutors, and BCIT’s Writing Centre.

Check the Learning Commons site for more information on these services.

An online guide is now available to help with APA citation of sources from our business databases. This compliments our general APA 7 Reference Examples guide.

Resources

Changes to Vividata

If you use Vividata in your courses you will want to know about the following changes:

  • All brand level data has been removed from the platform for educational users.
  • Use of Vividata studies or analysis by students as part of a paid or unpaid internship is not permitted in any form.
  • Any culminating projects leveraging Vividata studies or variables must be reviewed by Vividata prior to work commencing.
  • These changes have been made by Vividata for all subscribers who hold an educational license.

Hidden Gems

IBISWorld– as well as up to date, comprehensive industry reports, IBIS World also contains Business Environment Profiles for Canada on selected topics in Consumer Behaviour, Demographics, Domestic Economy, Financial Markets and more

Euromonitor Whitepapers – Euromonitor, the publisher of Passport, produces downloadable reports including: 2022 Global Consumer Types; Global Economic Forecasts, Q2 2022; Top 100 Cities Destinations Index 2021

Statista’s Global Survey – Statista makes their worldwide survey available for subscribers to manipulate different country and territory data sets, topics, and target groups. Select the Global Survey link from the top left of the screen.

Audiobooks – The O’Reilly Online Learning and Skillsoft platforms offer an extensive library of online audio books for business and IT.

Starting off on the Right Foot – Implementing effective instructional strategies. Part of the LTC’s job aid collection.

Events

Photo by Evangeline Shaw on Unsplash

Science Literacy Week is September 19-25 and this year’s theme is mathematics. We’ll be running a contest on our social channels and the Loop, posting a math puzzle daily – solve the puzzle and enter for a chance to win. Find out more.

The Human Library at BCIT – we mentioned this in our June newsletter – due to circumstances beyond our control we need to postpone the event, but stay tuned as we are hoping to move forward in early 2023.

Projects

Business Research Modules – We are considering the development of Library instructional modules that focus on the needs of the SoB. These modules could either take the form of badges / MOOCs or micro-credentials, and at this stage, we are
looking at topics like academic integrity and business research fundamentals. We would appreciate working with willing volunteers in the SoB who would be willing to provide some guidance on the sort of material that would get uptake in the school and to provide feedback on the modules. The time commitment would be minimal. If this sounds like something you would be willing to help out with, please reach out to Deirdre or Jeff.

New Titles

Analytics & Technology
Automated Machine Learning for Business / Kai R. Larsen and Daniel S. Becker
Data means business : level up your organisation to adapt, evolve and scale in an ever-changing world / Jason Foster and Barry Green. Intended consequences : how to build market-leading companies with responsible innovation / Hemant Taneja with Kevin Maney. Introduction to business analytics 2nd ed / Majid Nabavi, David L. Olson, Wesley S. Boyce.
Radically human : how new technology is transforming business and shaping our future [audiobook] / Paul R. Daugherty, H. James Wilson.

Entrepreneurship
Angels and Entrepreneurs : A Lifestyle Formula for Starting Your Own Business and Riding the Rollercoaster of Entrepreneurship [audiobook] / Bob Schlegel.
Boss it : control your time, your income and your life / Carl Reader. Build the damn thing : how to start a successful business if you’re not a rich white guy / Kathryn Finney.
Intrapreneurship : managing ideas within your organization / Kevin C. Desouza.
The YouTube formula : how anyone can unlock the algorithm to drive views, build an audience, and grow revenue [audiobook] / Derral Eves.

Finance
Advice for a Successful Career in the Accounting Profession : How to Make Your Assets Greatly Exceed Your Liabilities / Jerry Maginnis. Analysing Financial Performance : Using Integrated Ratio Analysis / Nic La Rosa
Audit defense : a management audit readiness guide / Ed Danter. Machine learning for auditors : automating fraud investigations through artificial intelligence / Maris Sekar.
Principles of Sustainable Finance / Dirk Schoenmaker and Willem Schramade

HR
Excel 2019 for human resource management statistics : a guide to solving practical problems / Thomas J. Quirk, Julie Palmer-Schuyler. HBR’s 10 Must Reads on Reinventing HR / Harvard Business Review, Marcus Buckingham, Reid Hoffman, Ram Charan, and Peter Cappelli Human Resource Policy : Connecting Strategy with Real-World Practice / Mike Fazey
Leadership Strategies for the Hybrid Workforce : Best Practices for Fostering Employee Safety and Significance. / Matthew Ohlson

Leadership & Change
The act of leadership : a playbook for leading with humility, clarity and purpose [audiobook] / Dan Haesler.
Amplifying Indigenous Voices in Business : Indigenization, Reconciliation, and Entrepreneurship / Priscilla Omulo
Business sustainability factors of performance, risk, and disclosure / Zabihollah Rezaee.
Creating Gender-Inclusive Organizations : Lessons from Research and Practice / Ellen Ernst Kossek and Kyung Hee Lee
Cultural Dynamics and Leadership : An Interpretive Approach / Nathan W. Harter.
The human element : overcoming the resistance that awaits new ideas / Loran Nordgren and David Schonthal.
Win from within : build organizational culture for competitive advantage [audiobook] / James Heskett

Marketing
Advanced introduction to advertising / Patrick de Pelsmacker
Brands on a mission : how to achieve social impact and business growth through purpose / Myriam Sidibe.
Converted: the data driven way to win customers’ hearts / Neil Hoyne How People Buy Online : the Psychology Behind Consumer Behaviour / Seema Gupta.
Products for conscious consumers: developing, marketing and selling ethical products / Kemi Ogunyemi
User experience research: discover what customers really want / Marty Gage & Spencer Murrell
Why design matters : conversations with the world’s most creative people / Debbie Millman

Tourism
Contemporary tourist behaviour / David Bowen
The Economics of tourism destinations / Norbert Van Hove
Promoting social and cultural equity in the tourism sector / Priscilla Cembranel, J.R.R. Soares, Andre Perinotto

Wellness & Success
101 tips for improving your business communication / Edward Barr. Arrive and thrive : 7 impactful practices for women navigating leadership / Susan MacKenty Brady, Janet Foutty, and Lynn Perry Wooten.
The art of being indispensable at work : win influence, beat overcommitment, and get the right things done / Bruce Tulgan. Everyday Bias : Identifying and Navigating Unconscious Judgments in Our Daily Lives / Howard J. Ross.
Start with a win : tools and lessons to create personal and business success / Adam Contos
The Work-Life Balance Myth : Rethinking Your Optimal Balance for Success / by David J. Mcneff

Miscellaneous
An economist goes to the game : how to throw away $580 million and other surprising insights from the economics of sports / Paul Oyer.
Can legal weed win? : the blunt realities of Cannabis economics/ Robin Goldstein and Daniel Sumner
Long-life learning : preparing for jobs that don’t even exist yet / Michelle R. Weise
Meltdown: Why Our Systems Fail and What We Can Do About It [Audiobook] / by Chris Clearfield and András Tilcsik
Music copyright : an essential guide for the digital age / Casey Rae

 

We are grateful to work and learn on the traditional and unceded territory of the Coast Salish Peoples, including the territories of the xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Səlí? lwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil- Waututh) and Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish) Nations.

Filed Under: Faculty, Resources, School of Business, Services

AskAway Hours of Service, Fall 2022

September 12, 2022 by Sandra Matsuba Leave a Comment

AskAway Opens for Fall Service:
Tuesday, September 20th – Friday, December 9th,  2022

Tuesday, September 20th – Friday, December 9th

Monday-Thursday | 9am – 9pm
Friday | 9am – 5pm
Saturday | 11am – 5pm
Sunday | 10am – 9pm

BCIT Librarians & Lib Techs will be Online

Monday | 10am – 1pm
Tuesday | 11am – 12 noon
Thursday | 11am – 12 noon, 5pm – 7pm

AskAway will be closed on the following Stat Holidays

Friday, September 30, 2022
Monday, October 10, 2022
Friday, November 11, 2022

Visit: https://www.bcit.ca/library/library-contacts/ask-a-librarian/

Filed Under: AskAway

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